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Airbus displays and why UX still matters

dug dug Follow Apr 24, 2025 · 1 min read
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So seeing quite a lot of commentary about how UX and/or HCI are becoming less of a big deal with #AI coming into the product development toolchain.

Noticed this on Quora yesterday:

Airbus cockpits have (had?) a “descent mode” indicator.

In “FPA” mode, a reading of “-3.3 FPA” means that the aircraft taking your family on holiday is descending at aproximately 600 to 800 feet per minute.

In “V/S” mode, a reading of “-33 V/S” means that the aircraft is descending at 3,300 feet per minute.

The industry has a euphemism for what could happen if a pilot mixes up those two, called a “CFIT”.

Either way, I’d like the pilot’s cognition taken into account in the design of this display…

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